Toilet-paper-dispensing device



July 20 1926. y 1,593,532

E. J. HANSEN TOILJET. PAPER DISPENSING DEVICE Filed April 2, 1925 A mw irru-- "UML amande@ Melia/um UNITED, sfr-Ai* Patented July 20, 1926.

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roILE'r-PArinR-Drsrnnsrive DEVICE.

*Application led'ivApr12, 1925. Sera1-No. 20,140.

. e The invention "relates Vto "toilet paper fix; tures andfhas asan object'the provision of such a fixture having a kit, which may be Y exchanged in accordance'with` the width of paperfwhich it is ,desired to'dispensefand which, Vby selection offa kit oftheproper dimensions, will dispense paper of a variety off widths.

A furthereobject of the invention isgthe provision ofja device oftheV class referred to, which ymay be made of porcelain, since itfcomprisesa shell without movable parts and vin which the-kit referred to andthe paper itself may be placed through the slot from which the paperis dispensed.

Further objects of the invention will aps pear from the following*descriptionjwlien VVread 'iii connection with the accompanying drawing showing an illustrative embodiment of the invention andwherein Y '1 *g Fig. lisa front elevation partlyfbroken away; W I

Fig. 2 is a transverse section online 2-2 of Fig. hand` l L L Fig. 8 is a perspectiveview of the kit car,- rying a paper feeding device. l

`As shown, the device comprises a shell 10, provided with a base l11, having a circumferential flange 12. The flange is preferably v of the thickness of the tile, which may be utilized as a lining for a bath-room wall, and when the device is so utilized the fixture apperarsrto form a portionv of the wall.

One or more `screw* holes, as 15,y may` be formed in the back of thefixture to secure the same to the wall in addition to the usual cement applied for such a purpose. The front 14y of the shell is shown formed with a central opening in the nature of a Vio-widesiot. Y Y.

To hold paper of various widths ,within the shell in a central location under the slot, a kit or kits 16 are provided. Two of these kits are shown in the drawings but it will be4 understood thatV one may be utilized or more than two if desired. f

VThe width of the material of which the kit is made is ysuch that it may beV placed in the shell throughv the 'slot 15, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. After being so placed, the kit may be revolved to the posi# tion of use, the corners 16 of the wings f k17-18 being clipped, to facilitate such nianipulation. Y Y The object of the Vkit is two-fold. First, to hold the papervin the proper position as so as to enable the same to be dispensed in stated, vthe size of the kit being chosen in accordance withrthe width of the package of paper to be dispensed. Second, to carrya resilient follower 19.' Thisfollower 00 may take the. form of a rubber band or'other velastic. material as a finely coiled spring.

'As shown, the kit lis formed of a singlel piece of strap material having a certain Vvamount of resiliency and comprises a base y 20,1uprights 2,1-22 and the wings 17-18 already referred to.y

TheV extension of the wingsfvaries with the length of the base 20, and the parts are so related that the ovei' all dimensions from 70. tip'to tip of the wing 17-18 is slightly greater than the inside dimensions of the shell, As a result, the uprights 21-22 will be sprungslightly, as indicated in the drawings, when the kit is turned to its position of use after insertion and due to the resili- Y ency of the material of the kit the wings will press against Athe interior of the shellto vretain 'the kit in its position of operation;

To place paper'in the kit, a portion'of the 80 package is separated from the remainder Aand is-pressed at its center against the slot so asv to be `forced therethrough retaining the outer end of the interleaved'sheetsout' side of the device. A second portion of theV B5' package is then taken,its lowermost exposed edge is placed under the edge already retained outside of the shell, and the portion is then introduced as already explained. 'Y Subsequent portions of the package can be introduced until the desired amount Vhas been placed in the device. The resiliency of the follower 19 will hold v the package against the front of the shell U5 the well-known manner.

Minor changes may be made in the physical embodiment of the invention without departing from the spirit.

I claim: Y Y

1. A toilet paper fixture, comprising in combination, a shell having a slot in its front portion, a kit comprising resilient portions, said kit housed within said shell and retained in position therein by resiliency of 105 said portions, and a resilient follower carried by said kit adapted to press paper to be dispensed against the wall of the shell about said slot. v

2. In a toilet paper fixture, a kit for posiu tioning a package of paperwithin a fixture, comprising a base member, uprights spaced isaasaa apart to receive the package of paper therebetween and angularly projecting wings carried by the free ends of the uprights adapted to bear against the interior of a ixture to retain the kit in position.

3. In a toilet paper fixture, a kit for positioning a package of paper within a tixture, comprising a base member, uprights spaced apart to receive the package of paper therebetween and angularly projecting wings carried by the free ends of the uprights adapted to bear against the interior of a fixture to retain the kit in position, and resilient follower means to feed paper awayfrom said base.

et. A kit forpositioning paper in a. lixture and feeding the same therein for delivery comprising, in combination, a base member, uprights associated with the base member and spaced apart to receive the paper therebetween, means projecting from said said uprights and bearing against the interior of the iixture when the kit is placed therein for positioning the kit in the iixture, and means carried by the kit for resiliently pressing paper to a position for delivery from the iixture.

5. A kit for positioning paper in a lix- -ture and feeding the same therein for delivery comprising, in combination, a base member, uprights integral with said base member and spaced to receive a package of paper therebetween, wings projecting from and integral with said uprights, the distance T between the extremities of said wings normally greater than the corresponding internal dimension of the fixture, said parts being formed of resilient material whereby said wings will be resiliently pressed against the interior of the Fixture andmeans carried by the kit'for resilientlypressing the paper to a position for delivery from the fixture.

6. A toilet paper fixture comprising, in combination, a shell having a slot in a wall thereof, a kit housed in said shell for positioning a package of paper therein comprising a base member, uprights associated with said base member and spaced apart t0 receive a package of paper therebetween, means projecting from said uprights and bearing against the interior of the housing, and means carried by the kit to ress the paper against the wall of the shel having the slot.

7. A toilet paper lixture comprising, in combination, a closed integral walled shell having a slot in its front wall, a kit comprising a base member and uprights integral therewith and spaced apart to receive a package of paper therebetween a wing projecting laterally from and integral with each of said uprights, the width of said base, uprights and wings being slightly' less than that of said slot whereby the kit may be inserted through said slot and then revolved toa position perpendicular thereto with said wings bearing against the interior of the shell and means carried by the kit to resiliently press paper against the wall of the shell having said slot.

EMIL J. HANSEN. 

